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     Betty Jean Dennis was buried at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 8838 Floyd Hwy N. US Hwy 221, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^7,2,4 Her Social Security Number was 229-72-6121.⁸ She was born on February 22, 1948 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^7,3,4,8,5,6 As of May 6, 1969,her married name was Grissom.¹ She married Joe Lynwood Grissom, son of George William Grissom and Melva Louise Poff, on May 6, 1969 at Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.¹ Betty Jean Dennis and Joe Lynwood Grissom were divorced on December 18, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ Betty Jean Dennis died on March 20, 1998 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 50.^7,2,4,8 She Betty Jean Dennis Hill, 50, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, March 20, 1998 at the UVA Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kermit Mickey Lee Hill. She is survived by her mother, Helen C. Dennis; sisters, Brenda Gail Booth and Laura Ann Dennis; brothers and sisters-in-law, Cecil M., Jr. and Martha F. Dennis, Richard B. and Kathy M. Dennis. Also surviving are two nephews and two nieces. Interment will follow in Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery. on March 24, 1998.²

     His Social Security Number was 169-36-5552.⁵ Thomas Patrick Ryan III was born on July 31, 1946 at Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.^5,4 He married Linnea Eudine Wimmer, daughter of Edward Cole Wimmer and Mildred Sylvia Phyllis Papageorge, on October 5, 1968 at Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida.^1,4 Thomas Patrick Ryan III died on January 9, 2004 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at age 57.^2,5,4 He Community volunteer, Thomas Patrick Ryan III, 57, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland of complications following aorta replacement surgery. Mr. Ryan was born July 31, 1946 in Bucks County, Pa., to Thomas P. Ryan II and Kathryn M. Ryan. He was raised in Bucks County and joined the U.S. Navy Seabee Reserves while attending high school there. After graduation he left for active duty and was stationed in Puerto Rico. In early 1968 he moved to Fremont, Calif., where he met his future wife, Linnea (Lynne) Hornbuckle. They were married six months later, on Oct. 5, in Clearwater, Fla. She survives, living in Seaside. Mr. Ryan returned to Fremont and opened a swimming pool business. In 1994, he moved to Portland, and in 2001 he moved to Seaside where he was active in the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Development Association, the Advertising Committee, the SDDA Hot Rod Weekend Golf Tournament and, recently, the Lighthouse Jazz Society and Seaside Museum. Mr. Ryan enjoyed golf, cooking and baking, woodworking, remodeling projects and music. He played the guitar, bass guitar and keyboard. Family members say his grandchildren were the light of his life. In addition to his wife, Mr. Ryan is survived by two sons, Christopher Ryan of Beaverton and Robert Ryan of Portland; three grandchildren, Catherine and Jackson Ryan and Sarah Shelton; a sister, Kathryn Ulibarri of Petaluma, Calif., and numerous nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania and California. on January 14, 2004.⁴

     Joseph Carroll Stevens was buried at Hillside Memorial Gardens, 1212 Hillside Gardens Lane, Gainsville, Hall Co., Georgia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 227-32-3872.³ He was born on August 19, 1929 at Norfolk, Virginia.^5,4,6 He married Elizabeth Anne Wimmer, daughter of Burwell Raymond Wimmer and Evelyn Elmo Garrett, on October 21, 1950 at Norfolk, Virginia.¹ Joseph Carroll Stevens and Elizabeth Anne Wimmer were divorced on December 30, 1952 at Portsmouth, Virginia.² Joseph Carroll Stevens died on June 19, 2000 at age 70.^3,5